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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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